A suspected fraudster,
Idowu Olarenwaju, aka Capt Anthony Abel Saramoh, and his accomplice, Joe
Onwudimowei, were arrested by operatives of the EFCC for defrauding an American
Citizen of the sum of Four Million dollar ($4,000,000) through his company,
Total Intership Nigeria Limited.
The heist was earned through a phony crude oil contracts
with the victim, wiring the said amount into the account of Total Intership
Nigeria Limited ostensibly for the supply of crude oil. The bubble burst after
the victim was left clutching the air, in an exasperating wait that ended with
a petition to the EFCC.
Onwudimowei, who operates the account of Total
Intership Nigeria Limited with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) where the proceeds of
the said fake contract was deposited, was arrested on 18th June, 2015 and upon
interrogation, fingered Idowu Olanrewaju and one Otunba Yemi Osho as the people
he handed over all monies that passed through the account.
On the 19th of June, 2015, the duo of Idowu Olanrewaju and
Yemi Osho were arrested following a dawn raid on their homes by operatives of
the EFCC.
According to Onwudimowei, Olanrewaju sometime in 2010,
instructed him to withdraw the sum of Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Naira (N3, 500, 000.00) for Chief Yemi Osho. Osho, he claimed, in turn
handed over the money to two people sent to him by Olarenwaju.
This singular involvement of Osho was what made
Olanrewaju confess to the fraud as he had initially denied knowing Onwudimowei.
When Olanrewaju was confronted with the testimony of Osho, sources at the EFCC
disclosed that he was speechless and began to plead for mercy.
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